Variable appearances of fat necrosis on breast MRI.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the varying appearances of fat necrosis on MRI.


CONCLUSIONS
Fat necrosis may mimic malignancy with varying appearances on MRI. Suspicious morphologic and kinetic features may be present, necessitating biopsy to exclude new or recurrent breast cancer.
Daly
Caroline P
CP
Department of Radiology, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. cpdaly@med.umich.edu
Jaeger
Barbara
B
Sill
David S
DS
D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged